Puerto Rico (US): Primary education, teachers

Key figures

Since 1975 it is down 16.23% from 18,283 in 1975 (0.36% a year on average, compounded). The World Bank has no value for 37 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

What the numbers say

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 7.2% in 2013 and the biggest yearly fall was 14.8% in 2012. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2024, Puerto Rico (US) had the 69th highest value of the 108 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Puerto Rico (US) in the 2024 ranking

• Namibia — 66th of 108: 21,240
• Slovak Republic — 67th of 108: 18,530
• Serbia — 68th of 108: 16,557
• Qatar — 70th of 108: 14,931
• Mongolia — 71st of 108: 11,972
• Jamaica — 72nd of 108: 11,768

What this measures

Primary education, teachers refers to the total number of teachers at primary level, including full-time and part-time teachers.

Limitations: The precision of this indicator can be influenced by the enumeration method used, such as headcount or 'full-time equivalent' count of teachers.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.

All 13 values

Primary education, teachers in nearby economies

• Antigua and Barbuda — 1,087 (2023)
• Aruba — 628 (2016)
• Bahamas, The — 1,497 (2024)
• Barbados — 1,592 (2024)
• Belize — 2,497 (2024)
• Bolivia — 76,710 (2024)
• Brazil — 696,748 (2024)
• British Virgin Islands — 247 (2024)
• Cayman Islands — 323 (2024)
• Chile — 94,709 (2024)
• Colombia — 180,781 (2022)

More education data for Puerto Rico (US)

• Primary school starting age (years) — 6 (2025)
• Primary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Compulsory education, duration (years) — 13 (2025)
• Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 12 (2025)
• Secondary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Secondary education, general pupils — 229,383 (2016)
• Secondary education, vocational pupils — 6,618 (2016)
• Secondary education, general pupils (% female) — 49.69% (2016)
• Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP) — 4.27% (2024)

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Questions people ask

What is Puerto Rico (US)'s primary education, teachers?

15,316 in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1975?

It is down 16.23% from 18,283 in 1975 (0.36% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 26,058 in 2009 and the lowest 14,453 in 2018.

How does Puerto Rico (US) rank?

69th highest of 108 economies with data for 2024.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API..

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.PRM.TCHR, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API. Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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